"Blade Out", which has gathered a lineup of luxurious stars, is undoubtedly one of the most watched Hollywood movies in November. It has the essential elements of a high-quality suspense film: a convoluted plot, a mysterious suspect, and reasonable truth and reversal. The audience watching "Knife Out of the Sheath" will happily spend two full hours, following the protagonist's footsteps to restore the pieces of the case one by one, and when the ending comes to an abrupt end, recalling the various foreshadowings before, feeling unsatisfied. . For a moment, I felt strongly that the whole film was actually the deceased played by Christopher Plummer, the last life values lesson given to his family by the rich novelist Harlan. He wants to teach these unscrupulous children and grandchildren: What a hypocrisy and shameful greed for nothing.
The elegant irony of the film spreads from the core party of the case, Harlan's nurse Marta, to all the characters. The Marta is light-spoken, simple and weak, just a hired medical staff. What's more, she would vomit when she lied, and she would be seen through too easily. Therefore, no one in this family regarded her as a threat. They generously released to her the kindness of our reluctant family, and at the same time inadvertently revealed a condescending sense of superiority. However, Marta finally became a sharp blade for Haran to stab them to enjoy their success.
Each of them, who regarded themselves as the survivors of masters and rich men, was performing different degrees of face slaps. Whether it’s a sister who claims to have started from scratch and actually relies on her father to finance her business, or a daughter-in-law who pretends to receive tuition fees in the name of her daughter, or she has a high-profile complaint against her family’s ancestral mansion (in fact, she only bought it for a few years). The grandsons who fall into the hands of outsiders are nothing more than a bunch of hypocrites who act every time for fear of losing their vested interests. The rich man Haran saw all this and was heartbroken that the descendants had fallen so far, and no one wanted to change it. So he decided to tear their masks with a will declaring the property to Marta.
How did wealth become a family curse? How does family affection become a tool of unlimited access? The last lesson of the novelist Harlan throws us these two meaningful questions. The director explained Harlan's death to the audience early in the midst of the film's plot. This makes the rest of the space become a satirical reality show of "how far people can do anything for money". Or intimidate Gary and lure him to do both, or if the black eats the black, it is better to start first. The farce is constantly staged, and the tearing force escalates rapidly. Amidst the chaotic noise, the audience gradually understand that these children who suck the blood of the old man are only using him as a cash machine. Their sadness for the death of the old man is not even as great as that of an unrelated nurse.
The eldest grandmother in the family who has always been ignored by everyone is like a wandering ghost. Because she was old and confused, everyone simply avoided the formal care and filial piety. Why doesn't the indifference in this family make Haran sad? He used generous material conditions to raise a house of white-eyed wolves. He has been writing detective novels throughout his life and has a deep insight into the hearts of the people. He understands that the huge wealth in the hands of the unrighteous will only accelerate their degeneration. Harlan's last lesson is also for Marta, who is facing the temptation of money and still maintains a kind nature: He wants to make him believe that kindness will eventually be rewarded.
"Knife Out" is somewhat like an urban newspaper social news: the lonely old man has no children to care about, and on his deathbed, he gifted his inheritance to the nanny who took care of him last. Perhaps in the eyes of unfilial children, this babysitter is unpredictable and vicious. But Marta in "Blade Out of the Sheath" shows us that at the end of the lonely life journey, she is the one who knows and loves Haran the most. "He not only needs medical care, but also a friend," Marta said. This old friend is even willing to use his life to help her escape a conspiracy and frame-up. In the end, the dagger stabbed by Lanson, who finally showed its true colors, turned out to be just a switchblade. As a result, the last lesson Harlan brought us has also come to a successful conclusion:
Kindness and Sharpness Not Invade—— Novelist Harlan Sloby
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